Pope Francis hopes for soonest peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan 

ArmInfo. As he prepares to return to the Vatican after his hospitalization and treatment for  bilateral pneumonia, Pope Francis renews his call for peace, urging  an end to violence in Gaza and other conflict zones and expresses his  gratitude for global efforts towards dialogue, especially in the  South Caucasus.

Among other things, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude for steps  taken toward peace in the South Caucasus, where Armenia and  Azerbaijan are moving towards a finalised peace agreement.

"May this be a sign of hope," he prayed, "that other conflicts, too,  may find a path to resolution through dialogue and goodwill," 

On March 13, it became known that Yerevan and Baku had completed the  approval of the draft peace treaty. At the same time, the Prime  Minister of Armenia noted that the time and place of signing the  treaty had not yet been determined. According to him, Yerevan is  waiting for the go-ahead from Baku. Touching upon the content of the  two remaining points that were agreed upon, Pashinyan said that this  was an agreement on the non-deployment of third-country forces and  the waiver of international claims.